Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-CON-EST'A-BLE, a. [Fr.]

Not contestable; not to be disputed; not admitting debate; too clear to be controverted; incontrovertible; as, incontestable evidence, truth or facts.

IN-CON-FIRMED, a. [for Unconfirmed, is not in use.]

IN-CON-FORM'A-BLE, a.

Not conformable.

IN-CON-FORM'I-TY, n. [in and conformity.]

Want of conformity; incompliance with the practice of others, or with the requisitions of law, rule, or custom; non-conformity. [The latter word is more commonly used, especially to express dissent in religion.] IN-CON-FUS'ED a. [s as z.] Not confused; distinct. Bacon.

IN-CON-FU'SION, n.

Distinctness. Bacon.

IN-CON-GEAL-A-BLE, a.

Not capable of being frozen.

IN-CON-GEAL-A-BLE-NESS, n.

The impossibility of being congealed or frozen.

IN-CON-GENIAL, a. [in and congenial.]

Not congenial; not of a like nature; unsuitable.

IN-CON-GE-NI-AL'I-TY, n.

Unlikeness of nature; unsuitableness.

IN-CON'GRU-ENCE, n. [in and congruence.]

Want of congruence, adaptation or agreement; unsuitableness. [Little used. We now use incongruity.] oyle;

IN-CON'GRU-ENT, a.

Unsuitable; inconsistent. Elyot.

IN-CON-GRUI-TY, n. [in and congruity.]

1. Want of congruity; impropriety; inconsistency; absurdity; unsuitableness of one thing to another. The levity of youth in a grave divine, is deemed an incongruity between manners and profession.
2. Disagreement of parts; want of symmetry. Donne.

IN-CON'GRU-OUS, a. [L. incongruus.]

Not congruous; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent; improper. The dress of a seaman on a judge would be deemed incongruous with his character and station.

IN-CON'GRU-OUS-LY, adv.

Unsuitably; unfitly; improperly.

IN-CON-NEC'TION, n. [in and connection.]

Want of connection; loose, disjointed state. Bp. Hall.

IN-CON'NEX-ED-LY, adv.

Without connection.

IN-CON-PLI'ANT, a. [in and compliant.]

Unyielding to request or solicitation; not disposed to comply.

IN-CON'SCION-A-BLE, a.

Having no sense of good and evil. Spenser.

IN-CON'SE-QUENCE, n. [L. inconsequcntia.]

Want of just inference; inconclusiveness. Stillingfieet.

IN-CON'SE-QUENT, a.

Not following from the premases; without regular inference; as, an inconsequent deduction or argument. Brown.

IN-CON-SE-QUEN'TIAL, a.

1. Not regularly following from the premises.
2. Not of consequence; not of importance; of little moment. Chesterfield.

IN-CON-SE-QUEN-TIAL'I-TY, n.

State of being of no consequence.

IN-CON-SID'ER-A-BLE, a. [in and considerable.]

Not worthy of consideration or notice; unimportant; small; trivial. We speak of an inconsiderable distance; an inconsiderable quantity or amount; inconsiderable value. No sin is inconsiderable in the sight of a holy God.

IN-CON-SID'ER-A-BLE-NESS, n.

Small importance. Tillotson.

IN-CON-SID'ER-A-BLY, adv.

In a small degree; to a small amount; very little.